Team Vitality looks poised to take home another Counter-Strike major championship, but is there any way to conscionably bet on The MongolZ?
| Match | BLAST Austin Major finals |
|---|---|
| Kick-off | June 22, 2025 at 5:30 pm ET |
| Top pick | Team Vitality wins 2-0 |
| Best price | GG.BET live odds |
| Betting favorite | Team Vitality |
The natural conclusion to Counter-Strike tournaments in 2025 has been Team Vitality winning. The only exceptions have been the tournaments where the team doesn’t actually bother to show up. That makes it tough to bet against Team Vitality under any circumstances, so how should you approach this matchup?
Betting tip: Count on Team Vitality winning this; the only question is how decisive it will be.
My Team Vitality vs The MongolZ pick: Team Vitality wins 2-0 (ODDS at gg.bet)
Team Vitality’s 2025 has been incredible both in terms of the trophies won and the high level of performance across the team. What’s particularly scary for The MongolZ is how the team is even better in the BLAST Austin Major.
Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut has always been integral to Vitality’s success and he’s posted big numbers throughout 2025. The numbers he’s posting in Austin are even bigger, though. Heading into the grand finals he has an eye-popping 1.49 rating with a K/D ratio above 1.8. Those border on unsustainably good numbers, but he’s not alone.
SEMI-FINAL! MOUZ vs Vitality – Official Highlights – BLAST Austin Major 2025
Robin “ropz” Kool is also in the midst of one of his best tournaments of 2025, and could hit that mark by finals’ end. Given his overall performance this year and the strength of competition, that’s an impressive feat.
All this is to say that The MongolZ won’t just have to beat Vitality; they’ll have to beat possibly the sharpest version of Vitality seen this year. While Azbayar “Senzu” Munkhbold is having an exceptional showing of his own, the team hasn’t really undergone any sort of serious transformation. A polished version of The MongolZ might be able to beat Vitality on an off day, but this version of Vitality? That’s hard to imagine.
| Team Vitality | The MongolZ |
|---|---|
| apEX (IGL) | bLitz (IGL) |
| ZywOo | Techno4K |
| flameZ | 910 |
| mezii | mzinho |
| ropz | Senzu |
| Metric | Team Vitality | The MongolZ | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pistol round win% | 55.9% | 49.5% | Vitality |
| Top-rated player | ZywOo (1.39) | Senzu (1.11) | Vitality |
| Map win-loss | 77-17 | 59-40 | Vitality |
Stats include all maps played by both teams in 2025 to this point.
Vitality and The MongolZ have gone head-to-head a total of seven times in CS2 history. The score stands at 7-0 for Vitality. Vitality has been kryptonite for The MongolZ and odds are that they continue that here.
Team Vitality actually gave up a map against MOUZ in a surprising twist, but the team still posted a convincing win to cap what has been a very strong showing in the tournament.
The MongolZ had a deceptively solid 3-2 showing in Stage 3 and beat Pain Gaming and FaZe Clan to reach the finals.
| Market | Odds |
|---|---|
| Team Vitality to win | 1.38 |
| The MongolZ to win | 2.94 |
| Over 2.5 maps | 2.05 |
Lines pulled from gg.bet at 5:35 pm MT on June 21, 2025.
Don’t bet against Team Vitality. The MongolZ is fun and brings something good to the table, but when you’re checking out the GG.BET live odds, do not forget the score. The MongolZ has never beaten Vitality, and Vitality hasn’t lost a best-of-three series since January.
QUARTER-FINAL! FaZe vs TheMongolz – Official Highlights – BLAST Austin Major 2025
Our pick: Vitality wins 2-0 @ 2.23 odds at GG.BET
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